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The Institutions of the Law of Scotland
by Mackenzie, Sir George
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good; Boards worn, front boards nearly detached, pages toned, numerals inked on verso of front free endpaper.
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
Edinburgh: Printed by E. and J. Robertsons, for L. Hunter and J. Brown. Good; Boards worn, front boards nearly detached, pages toned, numerals . inked on verso of front free endpaper..1758. Eighth Edition. Leather. By Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh, Advocate to King Charles II. and to King James VI. [8], 296pp + [24]pp index. Contemporary brown calf. Five raised bands and red leather lettering piece on spine. Edges sprinkled. Measures 5.75 x 3.5 inches. ESTC T58754. Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone's bookplate on front pastedown endpapers. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 54006
- Title
- The Institutions of the Law of Scotland
- Author
- Mackenzie, Sir George
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good; Boards worn, front boards nearly detached, pages toned, numerals inked on verso of front free endpaper.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Eighth Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed by E. and J. Robertsons, for L. Hunter and J. Brown
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1758
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- SCOTLAND, 18th Century Books, Legal History, Law Books, William Gladstone
- Bookseller catalogs
- European History;
Terms of Sale
Old Saratoga Books
We are happy to provide a refund within thirty days of the customer's receipt of any book(s) upon return of the book(s) to our shop.
About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
Biblio member since 2005
Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Glossary
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- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
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